Mar 01 Watch 6:50 Why Putin is unveiling ‘invincible’ nuclear weapons now By PBS News Hour Russian President Vladimir Putin boasted of new nuclear weapons that he says can defeat U.S. missile defenses in an address unveiling a grand vision for his country. His return to Cold War rhetoric comes a month after the U.S. announced… Continue watching
Mar 01 Pentagon dismisses Putin’s boasts about new nuclear weapons By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon said America's missile defense is ready to protect the nation but is not directed at Russia. Continue reading
Mar 01 Denver nonprofit quenches a community’s thirst for clean, reliable water By Larisa Epatko Water For People, a Denver-based nonprofit, is helping communities in Bolivia and other countries get drinking water and sanitation services for everybody. Continue reading
Mar 01 Here’s what you need to know about Italy’s 2018 elections By James McBride, Council on Foreign Relations Italy’s elections will shape the country’s response to economic stagnation, migration woes, and European integration, with repercussions across the continent. Continue reading
Mar 01 It is now a crime to say Poland helped Nazi Germany during Holocaust By Associated Press For years Polish officials have struggled to fight phrases like "Polish death camps" that are sometimes used abroad to refer to Auschwitz and other death camps that Nazi Germany built and operated on occupied Polish territory during World War II. Continue reading
Mar 01 Vladimir Putin boasts Russia’s nuclear weapons can pierce any defense By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press In a state-of-the-nation speech, Putin said the creation of the new weapons has made NATO's U.S.-led missile defense "useless," and means an effective end to what he described as Western efforts to stymie Russia's development. Continue reading
Feb 28 Is Sweden proof that school choice doesn’t improve education? By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report Betsy DeVos’s school choice ideas are a reality in Sweden, where student performance has suffered. In the second of a three-part series, find out how school choice works in other parts of the world. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 8:49 To measure the prowess of North Korean missiles, researchers spy with open-source clues By Miles O'Brien As North Korean missiles fly farther and more frequently under Kim Jong-un, the outside world watches warily, using a network of early-warning radar, sensors and satellites that track the test weapons in real time. In the third installment of our… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 6:52 South Korea ‘very much worried’ by possible U.S. military strike on North Korea, says adviser By PBS News Hour A senior policy adviser to the South Korean president says his country is “very much worried about American unilateral military action on North Korea" and a possible "full-blown escalation conflict.” Moon Chung-in, the South Korean president's senior foreign policy and… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 7:37 The ‘silent massacre’ killing El Salvador’s sugarcane workers By Fred de Sam Lazaro A mysterious, chronic kidney disease is wreaking havoc on farm workers in Central America, particularly those who harvest sugar. Despite the risks, Salvadoran cane cutters continue the grueling work, pushed by economic troubles. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports… Continue watching